by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Information Technology is the 42nd most popular major in the country with 42,900 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , information technology graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $50,643 and had an average of $27,140 in loans still to pay off.
Across Virginia, there were 1,727 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,248 and $33,109 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 554 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,755 and $24,761 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information technology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their information technology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend ECPI University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia list. ECPI University is a fairly large private for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 406 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferrum College landed the #2 spot on the list. Ferrum, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s it degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Old Dominion University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia. Old Dominion University is a public institution located in Norfolk, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 98 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, American National University landed the #4 spot on the list. American National University is located in Salem, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s it degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Randolph - Macon College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia. Randolph - Macon College is a small school located in Ashland, Virginia that handed out 7 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Bluefield College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia ranking. Bluefield College is a small school located in Bluefield, Virginia that handed out 3 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Technology at Bluefield College
With a ranking of #7, University of Richmond did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia list. University of Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s it degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Read full report on Information Technology at University of Richmond
Shenandoah University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #8. Shenandoah University is located in Winchester, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s it degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Radford University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia list. Radford University is a medium-sized school located in Radford, Virginia that handed out 11 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Liberty University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia list. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s it degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Technology at Liberty University
Regent University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #11. This fairly large school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Technology at Regent University
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